Griesedieck Hall, currently home to 484 freshmen and sophomore students, has been under construction since students moved onto campus in mid-August.

However, students said that they know little about the construction being done on the building that they call home.

“I don’t know what they are doing,” freshman Griesedieck Hall resident Amanda Porter said.  “Maybe they are building us a swimming pool up there.”

According to Dawn Aldrich, associate director of Housing and Residence Life, the residence hall is undergoing a tuck-pointing procedure.

Tuck-pointing, which Aldrich said is a common construction process, involves replacing and repairing the mortar between brick joints.  Even the most structurally sound brick buildings require tuck-pointing maintenance eventually; mortar deteriorates over time from being exposed to the elements.

Aldrich said that leaks had been occurring in a number of rooms last year, and that the tuck-pointing procedure would ensure a tight seal to prevent water from entering the rooms through fissures and in the brick.

Aldrich said that the project is now in its final stages.

“They are done grouting the brick and have begun cleaning and sealing. The projected is expected to be completed by the first week in October,” she said.

Aldrich also responded to rumors about the Griesedieck Towers that have been spread across campus.

“There are no bricks falling from the building,” she said.

“And the new mattresses in the Griesedieck building were not purchased because the old ones had bed bugs.”

The Griesedieck Tower received a major facelift in 2004, which included the addition of the dining hall.

Since then, only minor maintenance renovations have been completed on the building.

The Griesedieck renovations do not include plans for a rooftop swimming pool, but students can look forward to remaining dry and comfortable in their leak-free dorm rooms.